Ink and pencil copy of an eighteenth-century engraved portrait of John Watson, Church of England clergyman and antiquary. Watson is drawn half-length directed to the right, with his head almost in profile, right hand on hip, left holding a scroll in front of him with his elbow propped on an unseen ledge; wearing dark clerical robes with waistband, and white bell-bottomed wig. A numbered .5 cm grid is penciled over the ink drawing
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., A copy of a 1780 engraved portrait by James Basire after Daniel Stringer., and For further information, consult library staff.
SH Contents V568 no. 1 Framed, shelved in LFS Bin 46
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Drawing full-length King Richard III and his Queen, in robes and crowned
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned., Inscribed by Horace Walpole on verso: The original drawing by Vertue of Richard III, and his Queen, described and engraved in Mr. Walpole's Historic doubts., Sale text: A curious pen and ink drawing of King Richard III and his Queen, copied from painted glass, by Vertue, described and engraved in Mr. Walpole's Historic Doubts., Formerly hung in at Strawberry Hill, in the blue breakfast room., Image later engraved by Charles Grignion for: Horace Walpole's Historic doubts on the life & reign of King Richard the Third, 1768, opposite p. 103., and No. 118 in the Catalogue of Framed Pictures in the Lewis Walpole Library.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485,, and Anne, Queen, consort of Richard III, King of England, 1456-1485,
Half-length portrait of Mary Churchill seated at a table before a plain dark backdrop. Her proper right arm and hand support her head. Her other arm rests on open book of music lying before her. She is dressed in blue and wears a transparent veil with gold ornament. On her bodice she wears an elaborate brooch with pearls and gemstones. Her identity is inscribed as Lady Mary Churchill at the upper left corner and From the 1774 edition of Horace Walpole's Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole, at Strawberry Hill: Lady Maria Walpole, only child of Sir Robert Walpole and Maria Skerret, and wife of Charles Churchill, only son of general Churchill; in a veil, with a music-book before her: by Eckardt. Formerly hung in the Refectory [Great Parlour] at Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Lady Maria Walpole and Lady Mary Churchill
Description:
Title and artist from 2005 Christie's appraisal., Inscription in unknown hand, in top left corner: Lady Mary Churchill., and Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: A ditto [half length Portrait] of Lady Maria Walpole, only child of Sir Robert and Maria Skerret, and wife of Charles Churchill, only son of General Churchill. Eckardt. She is represented in a veil, with a music book before her, a very charming picture.
Title from curator., Inscribed on verso with notes in Horace Walpole's hand: This portrait of Miss Mary Latham of [illegible] in Kent was drawn about the year 1750 by the celebrated James Ferguson of whom[?] see an account in the 3 vol. of Lysons's invitational of London., Oval blackened pearwood frame, cracked., and Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: [None?].
Ink and wash drawing depicting a bust of the Scottish poet William Drummond. Drummond is shown with a long beard and moustache, empty eye sockets, and a large white ruff collar
Alternative Title:
Drummond
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and For further information, consult library staff.
Oval portrait in a gilt frame, a fashionably dressed woman seated on a chair set on a terrace. She is shown in profile looking towards the right at a book in her left hand. Her right arm is at her side, her hand stroking the head of a dog at her feet. She has pearls in her hair, at her neck, and at her wrists and a oval brooch at her chest
Description:
Title from dealer's catalog. and Date based on year noted on the page of the diary in the image.
Portrait of an unknown man, half-length directed to right, head turned slightly left, coat buttoned partway up to the last three holes, unbuttoned in a non-standard configuration. His shirt's bosom ruffles protrude near the neck. Crossed diagonal lines compose the background within a roughly oval frame
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data from local record., Formerly thought to be a self-portrait of James Gillray. Note on verso indicates that Draper Hill determined in 1965 that it is not Gillray., and For further information, consult library staff.
Opposite page 63. Catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Catherine Howard; half-length, turned slightly right; hair down; wearing a gown and a pendant necklace; in an oval. Below the portrait in a second oval with the arms of the House of Howard
Alternative Title:
Catharina Howard Rigina [...?]
Description:
Title devised by cataloger; alternative title written within image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production inferred from publication place and date of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is inlaid., and Inlaid opposite page 63 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England. Edinburgh : Printed for W.H. Lunn, Cambridge [etc., etc.], 1796.
Subject (Name):
Catherine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542,
A preliminary drawing showing the elevation of a design for the screen in the Holbein Chamber at Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, Middlesex, with brattishing over the door added in pencil. One of three designs for the screen included in Walpole's album of Bentley drawings
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Formerly mounted on the verso of leaf 55 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]., and Date from J. Harris.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834 as a child, full length with hat and cane
Description:
William Frederick Hanover (1776-1834) was the son of Maria, Duchess of Gloucester (1736-1807), and her second husband William Hanover, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743-1805). He was a great-grandson of King George II and nephew of King George III., Formerly attributed to George Engleheart (1750-1829). Signature found on verso of miniature when unframed for conservation work in February 2006: Sam. Shelley pinx / King Street / No 16. / Covent Garden., Painted after a portrait of Prince William Frederick, 1780, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the collection of Trinity College, University of Cambridge (Mannings, D. Sir Joshua Reynolds, number 1905)., Wooden frame back made of oak with smooth ebony surface veneer, gilt metal bezel, crown, and shooting star hanger. Engraved paper label on verso of frame: C. Salmon / Carver Gilder / & Frame Maker / to their / Royal Highnesses the / Prince of Wales & the / Dukes of York and Clarenden / Marshal Street / Golden Square / London., Note in the hand of Eleanor Forester on paper tag applied to verso: Aged 4 years. H. R. H. William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester 1776-1834 copied from a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, canvas 53 1/2 x 38 1/2 inches, which was bequeathed by his sister, Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester 1844. This Duke was admitted to Trinity College as a nobleman in 1787 aged twelve! Received M.A. degree in 1790, 2nd 1811. He became Chancellor of the University., and For further provenance information, see the custodial history note in the Guide to the Sir Edward Walpole and Dorothy Clement Family Papers (LWL MSS 37).
